BACKGROUND Orthodontic appliances impede good dental plaque control by brushing. Antimicrobial mouth rinses were suggested to improve this performance. We therefore aimed to investigate the effects of combined mouthrinse containing chlorhexidine (CHX) and sodium fluoride (NaF) on clinical oral hygiene parameters,and plaque bacterial level. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this double-blind clinical st...

Background and Aim: Toothbrushes cannot reach all interdental areas. Interdental cleaning is an important part of oral hygiene care. The purpose of this study was to compare the supragingival plaque removal efficacy of an interdental cleaning power device (Aquajet) and dental floss. Materials and Methods: Thirty subjects were enrolled in this single-blind, split mouth clinical trial. All the...

BACKGROUND Diabetes and Nephrotic syndrome (NS) promote plaque-related gingivitis and yeast-like fungal infections. The study assesses the impact of Candida spp. and general disease- or treatment-related factors on plaque-related gingivitis severity in children and adolescents with Nephrotic syndrome /diabetes. METHODS Body mass index (BMI), BMI standard deviation score, and oral cavity (Plaq...

The objective of this study was to analyze the correlation between lower anterior teeth crowding and the periodontal status among cadets of Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry. The investigation of this relationship was done on 60 cadets. 30 subjects each represented the experimental and the control sample, with an age range between 19-24 years. Plaque Index (PI) of lower six anterior teeth was...

Three different methods of instruction and motivation were used to assess the learning process and ability of preschool children in performing toothbrushing. Forty children from a private nursery of Brasília, DF, Brazil, were divided into 2 groups according to age (3-4 years old and 5-6 years old). The following methods of instruction and reinforcement were applied: I--audiovisual; II--child as...

A six-months, double-blind, parallel, clinical study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of an essential oil containing dentifrice on established plaque and gingivitis compared with a placebo dentifrice. A total of 104 subjects were stratified into two groups according to baseline Quigley-Hein Plaque Index scores and Loe-Silness Gingival Index scores. Each group was randomly assigned to use ...

INTRODUCTION Plaque control is the major consensus during orthodontic treatment to prevent the occurrence of cavities and periodontal inflammation. The mechanic resource of greater effectiveness and frequent use in this control is the oral hygiene. The tooth brushing techniques most used in orthodontic patients are: Ramfjord's method, Modified Stillman technique and Bass method. OBJECTIVE Sin...

OBJECTIVE High-resolution B-mode ultrasonography has been widely used for the noninvasive assessment of atherosclerosis in hemodialysis patients. But, there are two major methods of carotid ultrasonography: one including plaque and the other excluding plaque. METHODS The subjects were 112 hemodialysis patients (58 men and 54 women) with a mean age of 55.8 +/- 13.0 years. The maximum intima-me...

PURPOSE This study was conducted to determine the effect of two mouthrinses elmex and Listerine on plaque accumulation in 12-year-olds. MATERIAL AND METHODS 30 12-year-old children took part in the clinical study. They were divided into three groups. Group I (10 people) was given Listerine to home use. Group II (10 people) was given elmex to home use. Group III (10 people) did not receive any...

This study was conducted to identify factors associated with periodontal disease in a Jordanian population using principal component and factor analysis techniques. Subjects were 603 dentate patients aged 15-65 years attending dental teaching clinics at the Jordan University of Science and Technology. Their oral hygiene and periodontal status were assessed using plaque index, gingival index, pr...